All-Graphene Planar Double-Quantum-Dot Resonant Tunneling Diodes

作者:Al Dirini Feras*; Mohammed Mahmood A; Hossain Faruque M; Nirmalathas Thas; Skafidas Efstratios
来源:IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, 2016, 4(1): 30-39.
DOI:10.1109/JEDS.2015.2490178

摘要

This paper proposes a new class of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) that are planar and realizable with a single graphene nanoribbon. Unlike conventional RTDs, which incorporate vertical quantum well regions, the proposed devices incorporate two confined planar quantum dots within the single graphene nanoribbon, giving rise to a pronounced negative differential resistance (NDR) effect. The proposed devices, termed here as planar double-quantum-dot RTDs, and their transport properties are investigated using quantum simulations based on nonequilibrium Green's function formalism and the extended Huckel method. The proposed devices exhibit a unique current-voltage waveform consisting of a single pronounced current peak with an extremely high, in the order of 10(4), peak-to-valley ratio. The position of the current peak can be tuned between discrete voltage levels, allowing digitized tunability, which is exploited to realize multi-peak NDR devices.

  • 出版日期2016-1